Author: Tracey Greenwood

Can early morning fasted cardio help you lose fat faster than other cardio methods? In order to comprehend how cardio on an empty stomach could be beneficial, we first need to understand why it would work.

Have you ever felt that your hormones were working against you when you were dieting and trying to lose weight? Well, perhaps you were not entirely incorrect! Oftentimes, low-calorie diets can adversely affect certain hormone levels, especially those hormones that stimulate appetite and cause increased hunger.

If you ask anyone while they are exercising why they are doing it, the most common answer may be “because I am burning calories!” The combination of the caloric expenditure from exercise plus a healthy caloric consumption is the enticing motivation to the exerciser who is seeking optimal weight loss.

It seems as though every week, there’s a news report or some new research is telling us about the latest weight-loss fad. You know what I am talking about: “If you drink lemon juice before you eat a meal”, “If you eat a grapefruit”, “hot peppers, cinnamon, etc. etc.” you will lose weight! I am here to bust some of those myths for you and also support some of those crazy sounding theories. Here are Dr. G’s top 5 favorite fat-burning myth busters.

Vinegar has long been proposed as an agent to assist in weight loss. One theory is it extends satiety (the sensation of feeling full) after eating. Another hypothesis is that the acetic acid increases the fatty acid oxidation enzymes in the liver, causing an inhibition of body fat accumulation.